The launch date for the forthcoming official campaign Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is September 18th. You can pre-order it on Amazon now. You can get a better look at it on Roll20 today, though! Not only can you also order the virtual table conversion you can glimpse inside various modules and get a good idea of […]
The top 5 games for the end-of-days
With the exception of cult films like Blade Runner (despite its disappointing sequel) and the success of Mad Max: Fury Road, our obsession with the end of the world has, in the past, been relatively low-key. Now, with games like Fallout and arguably the unstable climate we’re currently living in, even those who aren’t seriously […]
Gameplay: Sit down and be amazed at the world of Cyberpunk 2077
Mike Pondsmith and CD Projekt Red gave the world the first look at gameplay from their forthcoming Cyberpunk 2077. There are three things they stress throughout the video; this is a game in development, and it might all change, this is a RPG, and your choices will have consequences that ripple throughout the whole game. […]
Dalek built in No Man’s Sky
Did you hear about No Man’s Sky’s recovery? The game had so much hype around it that it was bound to disappoint. Disappointment is exactly what happened to many gamers who purchased it on release and felt that it didn’t live up to expectations. But Hello Games didn’t give up. They kept on releasing improvements […]
Shadows over Bogenhafen: Warhammer: Vermintide 2 gets DLC
Fatshark’s Warhammer: Vermintide 2 has been hugely popular and this blogger has only heard good things about it. It has sold over a million copies and now the first DLC for it will be released on August 28th for the PC and Xbox One. Martin Wahlund, CEO Fatshark, introduced Shadows over Bogenhafen to press; We […]
Daemonical: Procedural horror and proximity voice chat for roleplaying
In Daemonical you can play as either the demon trying to stop the ritual or get rid of the humans before the sun rises or as one of the four humans trying to finish the ritual. It was the use of procedural that got my attention. Procedural, perhaps made (in)famous by No Man’s Sky, is […]
Eccentric English humour and devil witches? It’s the Strange Brigade gameplay trailer
The Strange Brigade are a motley crew of 1930s extreme problem solvers. They have supernatural powers and a talent when it comes to melee and firearms. The game is due out on August 28th from British publisher Rebellion (the same company which owns 2000 AD and Judge Dredd). The third-person shooter will be available on […]
Preview Green Ronin’s Freeport: The City of Adventure VR computer game
A strange mix of Sea of Thieves and Robot Chicken? No, this is tabletop games publisher Green Ronin’s forthcoming computer game based on their Freeport series. Let’s be very clear. This video is an early preview of an unfinished computer game. It’s just exciting that Green Ronin is flirting with the computer game space in […]
Is the Dutch solution to Loot Boxes more evil than the problem?
The Dutch banned Loot Boxes and Valve removed them in June. Wesley Yin-Poole has a nice write up the situation over at Eurogamer. In essence; Loot Boxes are gambling. You pay money for them and don’t know what you’ll get back. The situation was made even worse (or more addictive) with loot box trading and […]
Tokyo Ghoul:re Call to Exist announcement trailer
A brave trailer! Even if you know the main Tokyo Ghoul anime and recognise that horrible chair then you still won’t see much else in this trailer. Don’t worry; we’ve some better screenshots from the game at the end of this post. Bandai Namco and Three Rings are putting this on and offline survival horror […]